N. American hardwood prices drop sharply at Chinese timber markets
The recent price of North American red oak fell by 500-600 yuan/cubic meter (US$ 70-85/m3) in [...]
November 5, 2019
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Kronospan starts particleboard production in US
Kronospan produced first panel at its Oxford particleboard operation in Alabama, USA on October 9, 2019 [...]
November 5, 2019
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European softwood lumber shipments to the US about to double
European softwood lumber shipments to the US have reached levels unseen since before the global financial [...]
November 4, 2019
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U.S. hardwood industry expected to disintegrate from trade war with China
A possible trade deal with China announced this month might not be broad enough to save U.S. hardwood timber [...]
November 4, 2019
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North American softwood lumber prices move downward
In a time when literally no one knows what is happening with the North American construction [...]
October 31, 2019
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India, a growing market for US hardwood producers
According to the latest statistics, U.S. hardwood lumber shipped to India from January to August of this year increased [...]
October 25, 2019
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China tariffs cut deep into the US hardwood industry
Prior to the trade and retaliatory tariff battle between the U.S. and China in mid-2018, the U.S [...]
October 22, 2019
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China invests more in Vietnam’s wood processing sector to avoid US tariffs
The surge in the number of new FDI projects into Vietnam’s wood processing sector continues [...]
October 21, 2019
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Significant drop in US lumber prices
The price of benchmark construction framing dimension softwood lumber commodity Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&Btr [...]
October 21, 2019
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Softwood lumber production in the U.S. on stable level, while Canadian output declines
U.S. sawmills produced 20.687 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first seven months of 2019 [...]
October 18, 2019
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